Brooklyn Zen Center embodies compassionate community, just relationship, and liberatory practice in the Soto Zen tradition.

With our new logo, we wanted to communicate that we are both firmly of a tradition and radically forward looking.

• The visual inspiration is the Kechimyaku, the bloodline chart given at precept ceremonies that traces a direct connection through the ancestors to Shakyamuni Buddha. 
• The original seal stylizes the three characters of the triple treasure, "Buddha, Dharma, Sangha." 
• We needed to simplify that complex design and chose to emphasize Sangha, the treasure that BZC offers in a unique and profound way. 

Our hope is that this new design captures the vision and energy of our sangha so that we can better communicate our work and aspirations to all.